ELECTEK / ELECTECK electrical outlets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 31, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 31, 2020the latest report was made
- Jul 31, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- ELECTEK / ELECTECK
- Maker
- ElecteckMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electrical outletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Outlets or Receptacles (code 4061), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 31, 2020, sent to the company Aug 21, 2020, published by CPSC Sep 4, 2020
The product, in the report: 2 Pack - ELECTECK 15A/125V Tamper Resistant GFCI Outlet, Duplex Receptacle with LED Indicator, Decorator Wall Plate and Screws Included, Residential and Commercial Grade, ETL Certified, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077QRPXWV/ Model none
I purchased a GFCI outlet from Amazon in December 2018. The outlet failed last month (scorched, but did not cause a fire). When I took a closer look at the instructions/packaging and the outlet itself so I could report the failure to Amazon, I couldn’t find a model number anywhere. I thought this was unusual, so I started investigating.
The Amazon listing of this product, as well as the printed instructions, say that the product was Intertek ETL certified. I contacted Intertek to confirm that the product actually passed their tests. I communicated with [[REDACTED NAME], CFE, Coordinator/Claims Associate, Electrical & Wireless – Certification Department, ETL. Her contact info is [REDACTED CONTACT INFO] . [REDACTED] confirmed that this was a counterfeit product that was not ETL certified.
I attempted to reach out to Amazon in several different ways. First I sent an email that went unanswered. Then I started contacting Amazon customer service several times on the phone and through chat. They kept telling me “we will alert the proper department” but nobody gave me specifics. Nobody ever got back to me. I’ve done quite a bit of [REDACTED] searching and some investigating on Amazon’s site, and they don’t seem to care too much about giving customers an easy way to report counterfeit products.
Since this is an electrical receptacle that’s connected directly to a house’s wiring, a failure could be catastrophic -- causing house fires. I need to report this to someone, and keep Amazon from selling this product.
Here is the product I purchased. It’s being sold in multiple listings on Amazon (close to 50 of them) by the same seller. They’re selling them in a 2-pack, a 5-pack, a 10-pack, different specs, etc. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077QRPXWV/. They’re all called ELECTEK (or in some places ELECTECK). The packaging for the product says ELECTEK but the Amazon listing says ELECTECK -- yet another clue this isn’t a legit product.
I have more information regarding this product that I’d be happy to share. Product packaging, instructions, the units themselves, etc. Plus my correspondence with Intertek.
- Model
- none
- UPC
- none on the packagin
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Dec 1, 2018
- Where
- Sagamore Hills, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand ELECTEK /
ELECTECK, made or sold by Electeck - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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